Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any officials, aides and other Government appointees have been appointed (a) against the recommendations of security teams and (b) despite failing vetting.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Secretary of State for Defence
United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) provides a range of independent vetting services designed to identify potential personnel security risks. Accountability for individual appointments and the management of associated vetting risks remains with the relevant department. To ensure the continued effectiveness and integrity of the vetting process, on the 20th of April the Prime Minister requested a short review led by Sir Adrian Fulford provide recommendations on the lessons for the National Security Vetting (NSV) system from the Peter Mandelson case, and the policy, process and exemptions in place for NSV.
It is long-standing practice that we do not comment on confidential details in individual vetting cases.
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Government officials, diplomats, advisers or political appointees been appointed in instances where they have failed the security vetting process.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Secretary of State for Defence
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before ProrogationAsked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths occurred in care homes in Birmingham, Hall Green in each month in 2019.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths have occurred in care homes in Birmingham, Hall Green in each month of 2020.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.